Garter buckle



Patented Det. l6, 1928i;

FRAN-x' n. Winsen, or CLEvE'LAV-ND, oHIo, AssIGNoRiroTHE WrLsoNJASiinNaCOMPANY, or` cLEvnL-Ann oHIo, A: ooRPonATroN Ol' Q !Ira `immesso'farei'comer a, 1925,. lreimtra.''y'artista This invention is"I concernedl withclasps or' buckles and has for its general'oblect the! corporatesstructural features alfording a ready insertion for the ragged edges ofthick or shirred elastic bands beneath the buckle y clasps.

` further obi'ect of In invention is the provision vof, a double lclaspbuckle for elastic hands vvwhich Will'-atl'ord long leverage on'theclamping members but which maybe ar-y ranged in a compact mannercoiive'nient and comfortable to the wearer.

@they objects of my invention willbecome4 apparent.. in Vthe followingAdescription referring. to the Vaccompanying drawings' lillust1-ating` a`preterred embodiment thereofL- The essential chaiacteristics:arevsummarized? in the claims.

Figi l of the drawingsishowvs the adapt-aftion of my buckle to thejoiningof the endsY ot a stylish elastic band; Fig. Qis a front vieu* ofthe buckle detached from the .l J and;v Fig.- 3 is a perspective view-shoivingthe back tace of the buckleglig is an endvicu7 of the bucklewith the clasp orr clampingmembers in a closed or clampingposition; Fig.,5 is' a similar View to .F l with the-'clampingmei'nbcrs swung to openposition,thus conditioning' the buckle for the receptionk ofitlic bandends g Fig. G is a rear vicwo'tthe buckle n with the 'clamping memberssivungto anleX-l treme outward position; Fig. 7 is a'cross-sectionalview taken substantially* along the lineT-T otFig. 2, and Fig, 8v isaperspective. view of the under side of oneof the'claniping .4 bodymemberflO, as Shown relationshipfot,the teeth 21 to thefedges 24j ,Ycauses.)thegreatesty Liifpngemen t of the teeth1 linto.thefabricjustbefore theclaniping mein; belccmes toycloseclfpositiom .thusthroWingA members.

My invention contemplates a double "clanipu-'rl ing buckle structurewhich may b'e. applied to the free ends of sleeve or garterband's inV avery simple manner, and particularly, bands of the prevailing shirredstyle Wherein the elastic iscompletel covered by outer layers of tuckedor gathered materiah Such bands are considerably thicker and moreirregular than the usual flat elastic band heretorpore used, and toobtain a buckle Which will permit a quick insertion or' the ]agged thickends ot such a band, and etectively hold them and at the same time shallbe comfortable and y nvention is,I directed to the provisiouoif a doubleclamping' buckle which, while being'- neat in appearance, in-V neat in'appearance' is a". problemvvhich I f Iniaccomplils'llinu@ Iny'lV'bj'e'ct I providleai body 1'() alndtuo c amping members y1I and" 1Q,hinged thereto. Ii'construct'thebody' of thebuckle and theclampingmemberslthereof in a?bowedor'concaverelatioif sothat when the clampingImembers'are svvungjto anopen l p positioin kali'n'aizifmum Yopening ispresented to lthe buckle structurel at each sidethereof for. the.reception of1 the liandfen'ds.' Thisk Vv1nai;iin'umjopeningfpres'etation isfy shoiivnv @lean in 5 wherein the* front crlbdy..j

. meti'iber 1 0: of' the ybuckle is y forlliled` boved ashio'anjdfy thejaw portions ofthe clampili members-'lil and v12Ha're formed' tobe'. bbive l in an'oppositedire'ction The @1a-ming members' are prefersuyfduplicateso eachother andas showncinFigl 8 inay'e'ach comprise a'-staxnping hvi" far handle portion as' 11 andjawfpotin" rovide'd with aseijratedl edve land"pivot l'ugslg l its ends; hand eextnds'jlateraonly. he'bodyrlm'aiy:have *I e'frontftllgrei of plain or itl may be'scrolleflA` ci" ornauieiit-ed;`

in' any suitable mane'rgand it .ma be pre` vided at the topv-a'dbottoiiiWith y Whicli'are 'dentedatthefendsfthereof s'shown at 15:and .16toreceive' pivot lugsl 18 on thec'lainping membe'isll and 1Q: This denting kprovides,cups yfor the .pivot lgs'ini are: preferably of suchshapel that-'When the;` clamps are swungto'closed position, as shown inFig 3, the teethther'eof Will ovei'swing' orlie slightlyouts'de of theedges24 of the an eXtra stress on the device inf'ope'ning insuring albinding action of theV teeth upon" I The arms or lever portions 1la and12L of the clamping members are soV dimensioned that the ends thereofwill extend Yslightly beyond the sides of the buckle structure. Theseends are turned inwardly to insure comfort to the wearer of the elasticband and the back l portioiisf of the members 11 and 12 are inspectivelyoverlie the clamping members 12 and l1. I-Ience each lever portion tendsto react on the other clamping member and also prevent-s the opening ofthe buckle when the elastic band and buckle are in position on 1' thewearer.

From the foregoing description of my invention 4it will be seen that abuckle structure such as I herein set forth may have the exposed contourthereof of an artistic shape and that such shape is' advantageous inthat a maximum clearance may be presented between the body of the buckleand the jaws of the clamping members. It will also be apparent that theclamping `members may be of a I maXimumover-alldimension to 'afford aready manipulation thereof in both the closing and opening of thebuckle.` These clamping members may be constructed in such manner as topresent a substantially flat back to the buckle with all metallic edgesof the buckle vsubdued to prevent irritation to the wearer. rIherelationship of the clamping contour to the body contour is such thatthe elastic band when onceclamped by the clamping members, cannot causean opening movement of the clamping members by reason of the overhangthereof relative to the body edges but on the other hand tends to morefirmly clamp the bulky j material comprising the elastic band.

Having thus described my invention, I claim l.. In a buckle, thecombination of a body and a pair of clamping members each clampingmember having a back flange from a portion of which adjacent one endonly extends a lever arm overhanglng the other clamping member, eachback flange being indented at theplace of the overlapping of the leverportionsv of the clamping members.

2. In a buckle, the combination of a bow shaped body having a pair ofconcavely formed edges, a pairof clamping members pivotally connected tothe body, said clamping members having conveXly formed edges conformingto the contour and the concavity of the body edges when in a clampingposi-` tion.

3. `In a buckle of the character described,

the combination offa body member having parallel flanges formed alongtwoV edges thereof, saidbody member having two other edges concavelyformed, a pair of'clamping members pivotally connected to the flanges ofthe body member, said clamping members having j aw flanges conforming tothe contour of the concave edges of the body when closed.

4. In a buckle, the combination of a buckle body having a concave edgeand a clamping member pivotally connected to the. body and formed with asurface concave in an opposite ving an arm adapted to overlap the other,said clamping members having jaws the outer surface of which is concaveand the edge of which is'conveX to conform tothe contour of the bodywhen closed.

6. In a. buckle, the combination of `a pair of clamping members, saidclamping members having jaws the outer surface of which are `concavelyformed and a bowed body member t0 which the clamping members arepivotally attached, the gripping edges of the jaws being formedto'overhang the edges of the body member by a distance considerably lessthan the thickness of the material adapted to be clasped by the buckle.

7. In a buckle of the character'described, the combination of a flangedbody member, having concave edges extending between the flanges, and apair of clamping members pivotally attached to the flanges, each of saidclamping members having a clamping' jaw thereon provided with a surfaceconcaved toward the body when the buckle is open, the edge of said jawbeing convex and adapted to overhang the adjacent concave edge on thebody member and be substantially parallel therewith when the buckle-isclosed and each clamping member having an arm adjacent one end andadapted to overhang the other clamping member. y

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature. j

FRANK n. WiLsoN.

